Bobby Burke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 150lb (183cm, 68kg)

Born: January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL us

Died: February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL

Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Joliet, IL

Debut: April 16, 1927 (Age 20-083d, 6,531st in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 4, 1937 (Age 30-101d)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Robert James Burke

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

4.29

254

918.2

299

WHIP

1.400

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-22 / in Starts: 4-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 2

1928 Pitching Game Log

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1928 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	37	8	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,5-6			99	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.03	10					10					0
2	38	9	Apr 22	WSH		BOS	L,5-8			1	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.80	1.43	9					9					0
3	39	12	Apr 26	WSH		PHA	L,0-10	6-7		3	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	2.84	1.61	7		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.00%
4	40	13	Apr 29	WSH		NYY	L,5-7	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.16	2.43	8		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.02%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
5	41	20	May 7	WSH		SLB	L,2-15	1-2		7	1.0	4	5	5	3	0	0	0	6.75	3.46	10		0	0	0	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.14%
6	42	24	May 12	WSH		CHW	L,6-9	4-GF		4	6.0	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	4.11	2.77	23		0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.00%
7	43	28	May 17	WSH		CLE	L,3-8	7-GF		4	3.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.44	2.70	12		0	0	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.01%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
8	44	58	Jun 22	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	SHO	W(1-0)	35	9.0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.30	2.74	34	74	0	1	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	.15	0.05%
9	45	65	Jun 27(1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-6	L(1-1)	4	6.0	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	2.97	2.82	26	42	1	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.02%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	46	71	Jul 1(2)	WSH		BOS	L,1-7	GS-	L(1-2)	3	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.71	2.83	6	32				5					0
11	47	75	Jul 4(2)	WSH		NYY	L,4-5			2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	2.83	3					3					0
12	48	76	Jul 6	WSH		CHW	L,8-9	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	3.65	2.92	10		0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
13	49	78	Jul 8	WSH		CHW	L,7-13	7-8		1	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.15	3.01	10		2	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
14	50	85	Jul 15	WSH		SLB	L,4-6	9-GF(12)	L(1-3)	6	4.0	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	3.98	2.91	15		0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	.01	0.00%
15	51	88	Jul 19(1)	WSH		DET	L,3-9	8-GF		3	2.0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.80	2.99	9		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
16	52	100	Jul 28(2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	W(2-3)	8	9.0	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.50	3.11	32	69	1	0	0	29	2	1	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
17	53	105	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	L,5-10	2-6		3	5.0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.20	3.12	19		1	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
18	54	112	Aug 9	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.60	3.11	6		0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
19	55	117	Aug 16	WSH		SLB	L,2-7	5-GF(7)		6	3.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.57	3.16	11		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
20	56	120	Aug 19	WSH		DET	L,6-9	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.52	3.12	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
21	57	124	Aug 25(1)	WSH		CLE	L,9-10	2-6		5	5.0	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.39	3.13	21		0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
22	58	129	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	L,3-8	4-6		6	3.0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.25	3.18	13		0	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
23	59	135	Sep 5(2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS-4	L(2-4)	3	4.0	10	6	5	0	4	1	0	3.67	3.24	22	24	0	0	0	21	1	1	0	0	1	1	.00	0.00%
24	60	140	Sep 9(2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-3	GS-		3	5.0	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	3.67	3.25	20	51				16					0
25	61	150	Sep 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-4	GS-4		14	3.1	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	3.95	3.28	16	33	0	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
26	62	154	Sep 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	3.27	8		0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							4-22		W-L:2-4	3.8	86.1	86	44	37	18	26	1	2	3.86	3.27	363	46	5	3	1	329	20	4	0	0	3	4	.09	-0.08%

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